[TR] Lucas smoke

[Randall]

David,

I would suggest forming your own opinion, since you don't trust your
'expert'.  Here's a copy of the Lucas test instructions, which should
quickly lead you to a conclusion.  A digital voltmeter is an adequate
substitute for the "good quality moving coil voltmeter", if you keep in mind
that the DVM (or DMM) may give changing readings where a moving coil
voltmeter would average the fluctuating value.

I agree that a chattering cutout is most likely an indication of a bad
generator; but it could be other things as well (like a bad connection to
the generator).

Randall

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